gremlin45
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Post by gremlin45 on Sept 17, 2012 12:08:34 GMT -4
Glorious is right! Thank you for that link, Sumire. Oh me, oh my! I'd hate to be around David Miscavige when he hears about and reads that. ;D
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Post by FiggyPudding on Sept 17, 2012 20:09:24 GMT -4
The Master broke art house records in its limited release. which warms my black heart. That New York Post article is awesome and long overdue; these evil bastards have been pulling this crap for years.
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ernestine
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Post by ernestine on Sept 17, 2012 21:18:17 GMT -4
Bowfinger was a pretty strong (though veiled) dig at Scientology, and as far as I know, Steve Martin never suffered for it. Hilarious movie, highly recommended. My point being that negative things were said about Scientology before recently. Bowfinger has to be over 10 years old. Interesting article.
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sumire
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Post by sumire on Sept 18, 2012 14:01:51 GMT -4
Bowfinger was a pretty strong (though veiled) dig at Scientology, and as far as I know, Steve Martin never suffered for it. Hilarious movie, highly recommended. My point being that negative things were said about Scientology before recently. Bowfinger has to be over 10 years old. Interesting article. Oh, yeah, Bowfinger! The filmmakers had to deny, deny, deny it, though. Some Believe Bowfinger Takes Jabs At Scientology: Incidentally, Janet Weiland ended up being demoted to the RPF (you know, Scientology's hard-labor punishment division) around 2003. She was last seen in 2006, still (or again) in the RPF. The Sun-Sentinel article also contains an intriguing mention of an L. Ron Hubbard biopic scrapped by HBO. The Fox News gossip column had a bit more about the project in 2003. Tom Cruise's Relative Helped on Scientology Screenplay: Hollywood's a small place--judging from his other writing projects for HBO around that time, it seems fair to assume that Immortal Thetan's co-writer is the same John Stockwell who appeared with Tom Cruise in Losin' It and Top Gun. (Agh, sorry for another meandering post--Scientology links are like TVTropes for me. )
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gremlin45
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Post by gremlin45 on Sept 18, 2012 14:48:01 GMT -4
Incidentally, Janet Weiland ended up being demoted to the RPF (you know, Scientology's hard-labor punishment division) around 2003. She was last seen in 2006, still (or again) in the RPF. How many people are 'last seen and not seen again'?! Maybe Janet Weiland is with Shelly Miscavige. How can people just disappear and no one cares or *dares* to ask where they are in case they end up there too? Scientology gives me the heeby jeebies.
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Post by Witchie on Sept 29, 2012 0:58:07 GMT -4
Scientology connection to Sons of Anarchy's star bizarre murder/suicide. HuffPo[/color]
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Post by eclair on Oct 6, 2012 20:27:42 GMT -4
The Onion's current issue has a front page article "Scientology Minister Accused of Molesting Thetans". From the article, "Most victims were between 60 and 65 million years old, with some as young as 58 million" and "If you can't trust your clusters of alien body thetans with the Church of Scientology, then who can you trust them with?"
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Post by canuckcutie on Dec 29, 2012 19:47:32 GMT -4
Apparently Belgium, a country which refuses to recognize Scientology is prosecuting it as a "criminal organization". Radar Online reports that Belgium is going after Scientology and several of its members on charges of extortion, fraud, violations of privacy legislation and illegal practise of medicine. Raids on their offices revealed they have spied on and extorted money from converts. Apparently they've spent 10 years investigating Scientology!
How is it that it's always European countries, Germany, France and now Belgium, have the balls to go after these guys but they get off Scott free in the US?
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gremlin45
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Post by gremlin45 on Dec 29, 2012 20:03:48 GMT -4
Go, Belgium! I hope they bring that so-called church tumbling down.
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Post by bklynred on Dec 29, 2012 23:59:32 GMT -4
canuckcutie, I wonder the same thing. I wonder if all of America's PC'ness doesn't often bite us in the ass, and we're so busy not trying to offend someone that we can't just take aggressive action and say "This is bullshit, and you're done." Screw whatever celebs might be involved, or how many Scientog dollars are up in the air in developing centers in your state. Just...f*ck them, nah mean?
ETA: Every so often I'm on Operation Clambake. Sometimes the stories are really interesting/fascinating/tragic, but other times the ex-cult members sound almost incoherent in their descriptions of what's happened. I've often wondered if that's just due to cult-speak & being in it for so long, or if it speaks to the kind of people attracted to it (less vocal, maybe less organized?). I'm just thinking aloud...
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